Conversion formula

The conversion factor from miles per hour to knots is 0.8689762419014, which means that 1 mile per hour is equal to 0.8689762419014 knots:

1 mph = 0.8689762419014 kt

To convert 60.5 miles per hour into knots we have to multiply 60.5 by the conversion factor in order to get the velocity amount from miles per hour to knots. We can also form a simple proportion to calculate the result:

1 mph → 0.8689762419014 kt

60.5 mph → V_(kt)

Solve the above proportion to obtain the velocity V in knots:

V_(kt) = 60.5 mph × 0.8689762419014 kt

V_(kt) = 52.573062635035 kt

The final result is:

60.5 mph → 52.573062635035 kt

We conclude that 60.5 miles per hour is equivalent to 52.573062635035 knots:

60.5 miles per hour = 52.573062635035 knots

Alternative conversion

We can also convert by utilizing the inverse value of the conversion factor. In this case 1 knot is equal to 0.019021147901199 × 60.5 miles per hour.

Another way is saying that 60.5 miles per hour is equal to 1 ÷ 0.019021147901199 knots.

Approximate result

For practical purposes we can round our final result to an approximate numerical value. We can say that sixty point five miles per hour is approximately fifty-two point five seven three knots:

60.5 mph ≅ 52.573 kt

An alternative is also that one knot is approximately zero point zero one nine times sixty point five miles per hour.

Conversion table

miles per hour to knots chart

For quick reference purposes, below is the conversion table you can use to convert from miles per hour to knots